He long argued for establishing a separate European force. He claims it's
needed to defend so-called "European values," face up to Russia, and safeguard
against other undefined threats.

He says an EU army would "react credibly to threats to peace in a member
state or a neighbor of the EU" at a time none exist except ones European
countries and Washington invent.

"A joint EU army would show the world that there would never again be
a war between EU countries," Juncker claims.

"Such an army would also help us to form common foreign and security policies
and allow Europe to take on responsibility in the world."

"One wouldn't have a European army to deploy it immediately. But a common
European army would convey a clear message to Russia that we are serious
about defending our European values."

British Prime MInister David Cameron opposes Junker's idea. So do UK eurosceptics.
Tories say they'll never support an EU army. A Cameron spokeswoman said:

"Our position is crystal clear that defence is a national, not an EU responsibility,
and that there is no prospect of that position changing and no prospect
of a European arm."

Some European parliamentarians disagree. German Green MEP Philipp Albrecht
"support(s) Junker in building an EU army if it means the termination
of all EU member statesí armies and is controlled by the European Parliament."

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen says European peace today
"stands on firm footing, and we step by step, more and more firmly establish
our alliances alliances, especially in the security policy."

"This interweaving of armies with a view to provide also have a European
army one day, in my opinion, is the future."

UK Independence party eurosceptic Mike Hookem calls a European army "a
tragedy for the UK. We have all seen the utter mess the EU has made of
the eurozone economy, so how can we even think of trusting them with this
islandís defence."

NATO's killing machine calls itself a "political and military alliance
for peace and security."

It was always more for offense, not defense. Cold War hysteria was contrived
to incite fear and assure an arms race for corporate enrichment.

Napoleon once said, "(m)en are moved by two levers only: fear and self-interest."

Until the Soviet Union dissolved, communism was the alleged enemy. Today
it's bogus "terrorism" and nonexistent "Russian aggression" - scaring
people to death to believe in fabricated threats.

Junker's proposed European army increase chances for war. Demilitarization
is the surest way to avoid it - combined with European/Russian rapprochement,
breaking with Washington's permanent war policy, abandoning NATO altogether,
and waging all-out peace.

German Left Party (Die Linke) Bundestag member Christine Bucholz says
Junker's proposal aims directly at Russia.

"Instead of a united armed force and a policy of building up arms, the
EU needs a peaceful foreign policy and disarmament," she explains.

Britain and France believe establishing a European army will undermine
NATO.

Russian lower house State Duma International Affairs Committee chairman
Leonid Stutsky calls establishing it "Europe('s) version of paranoia (against
Russia) not intend(ing) to go to war with anyone."

State Duma's United Russia deputy chairman Frants Klintsevich said "in
the nuclear are, extra armies do not provide any additional security."
They're extra tripwires. "(T)hey play a provocative role."

Klintsevich called support for this idea regrettable. "(A) European army
(would be) an addendum to NATO. (I)n this kind of situation, Western politicians
are not shy to accuse Russia of (nonexistent) aggressiveness."